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...the RX-8. But the Protege5 and MP3 are the first to reach showrooms, and offer an insight into Mazda’s strategy. On the digital superhighway? At first blush, MP3 might seem an odd name for an automobile. It’s the name of a digital compression format widely used to send music over the Internet. But it proves to be an apt choice for the first model Mazda designed specifically for the U.S. The sedan starts with the base, four-door Protégé, but the star of this show, if you will, is the Kenwood 919 audio system... Read More